Advocacy isn’t optional when it’s your family

<p>What happens when life doesn’t just test you…<br>it tries to break you?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>Through the Trauma</strong>, we sit down with Terez—a mother, wife, author, and now a fierce advocate—whose life was split into <em>before</em> and <em>after</em> the moment her husband was given a <strong>1% chance of survival</strong>. For over <strong>10 months</strong>, Terez stood in the fire—fighting for her husband’s life, holding her family together, and stepping into a role she never asked for… but was <em>called</em> to become.</p><p>This isn’t just a story about survival. It’s a story about <strong>identity being forged under pressure</strong>. It’s about what happens when love turns into <strong>warrior-level advocacy</strong>. And about the kind of strength you don’t know you have… until you have no other choice.</p><p>Now, through her upcoming book <em>Advocate</em>, Terez is turning her pain into purpose—so others don’t have to walk through their darkest moments alone.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Learn in This Episode</strong></p><ul><li>The moment everything changed—and how quickly life can flip</li><li>What it <em>really</em> looks like to fight for someone you love when the odds are against you</li><li>The emotional toll of becoming the sole provider overnight</li><li>How trauma forces you to either collapse… or rise</li><li>The mindset that carried her through uncertainty, fear, and exhaustion</li><li>Why advocacy isn’t optional when it comes to your family—it’s necessary</li><li>How her ICU experience shaped the way she now serves others in real estate</li><li>Turning pain into purpose through her upcoming book <em>Advocate</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Framework</strong></p><ul><li>Strength is often born in moments you never asked for</li><li>Advocacy is a skill—but it’s also a decision</li><li>Trauma can either break your identity… or rebuild it stronger</li><li>When no one shows up for you—you learn to become the one who does</li><li>Your story isn’t just yours—it’s meant to help someone else survive</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Action Items</strong></p><p>If this episode moved you… don’t keep it to yourself.</p><p>👉 Share it with someone who needs strength right now<br>👉 Tag us and tell us your biggest takeaway<br>👉 And if you haven’t already—follow the show so you don’t miss what’s coming next</p><p>Because healing doesn’t happen in silence.<br>It happens when we <strong>face it… together.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>LISTEN: <a href="https://www.throughthetraumapodcast.com/">https://www.throughthetraumapodcast.com/</a> </p><p>PARTNER: <a href="https://throughthetraumapodcast.online/">https://throughthetraumapodcast.online/</a>  </p><p>EXPLORE: <a href="https://empowerography.com/">https://empowerography.com/</a> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Amber Larkins Links</p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_amber_larkins/">https://www.instagram.com/the_amber_larkins/</a> </p><p>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amber.larkins.39/">https://www.facebook.com/amber.larkins.39/</a>  </p><p>LINKEDIN <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-larkins-43529986/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-larkins-43529986/</a> </p><p>TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theamberlarkins">https://www.tiktok.com/@theamberlarkins</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Terez Depasquale </strong> Links</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.terezdepasquale.com/agent">https://www.terezdepasquale.com/agent</a> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>trauma healing, overcoming adversity, ICU survival story, covid survival story, advocacy, resilience, mindset transformation, healing journey, Through the Trauma Podcast</p>